By John Geddie and Joseph Campbell SHIRAKAWA, Japan (Reuters) -Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the picturesque Japanese mountain village of Shirakawa when he was a child. But since ...

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Laura Hedien/Getty Images A Japanese village apparently has a major bear problem. It comes as the US and other countries have issued travel advisories about the country due to the animals. Speaking ...

Customers settle in for counter service as a Japan Village vendor offers seaweed-wrapped onigiri rice balls. Brian Zak/NY Post After trying “all the food” during a recent trip to Tokyo, Tanner ...

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NANMOKU, Japan — This village sits along a river running through the mountains, surrounded by forests of cedar and bamboo. The once-thriving hamlet was known for its silk, timber and a starchy root ...

This village sits along a river running through the mountains, surrounded by forests of cedar and bamboo. The once-thriving hamlet was known for its silk, timber and a starchy root called konjac.

Some Japanese are trying to reinvigorate their country's most aged village — where two-thirds of residents are over 65. Japan's village with the oldest population is wooing young residents to survive ...